Bill Text: IA HR123 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution expressing support and extending appreciation to the Iowa Department of Justice and Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller for their efforts to advocate for and protect the interests of Iowans in state-federal relations.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 35-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-05-04 - Resolution filed, laid over under Rule 25. H.J. 973. [HR123 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-HR123-Introduced.html
House Resolution 123 - Introduced PAG LIN HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. BY ISENHART, M. SMITH, MEYER, OLSON, WOLFE, BEARINGER, KEARNS, KURTH, KACENA, STECKMAN, ANDERSON, JACOBY, STAED, WINCKLER, McCONKEY, COHOON, R. SMITH, GASKILL, HUNTER, OURTH, LENSING, FORBES, KRESSIG, THEDE, HEDDENS, T. TAYLOR, BRECKENRIDGE, NIELSEN, OLDSON, ABDUL=SAMAD, WESSEL=KROESCHELL, H. MILLER, P. MILLER, HALL, RUNNING=MARQUARDT, and BROWN=POWERS 1 1 A Resolution expressing support and extending 1 2 appreciation to the Iowa Department of Justice and 1 3 Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller for their efforts 1 4 to advocate for and protect the interests of Iowans 1 5 in state=federal relations. 1 6 WHEREAS, the administration of President Donald 1 7 Trump has initiated or undertaken numerous measures 1 8 affecting the powers, duties, responsibilities, and 1 9 prerogatives of the states which impact the rights, 1 10 safety, health, and welfare of the citizens of 1 11 Iowa; and 1 12 WHEREAS, the Iowa Department of Justice, under the 1 13 leadership of Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, the 1 14 longest=serving state attorney general in the United 1 15 States, has joined with other attorneys general from 1 16 throughout the United States to protect the interests 1 17 of the states and their citizens; and 1 18 WHEREAS, Attorney General Miller has undertaken this 1 19 work, in part, as a member of the Federalism/Preemption 1 20 Committee of the National Association of Attorneys 1 21 General, which has the mission to assist the attorney 2 1 general community on the issues of federalism and 2 2 preemption; and 2 3 WHEREAS, Attorney General Miller's work has included 2 4 filing a lawsuit against federal authorities for 2 5 delaying the implementation of the Greenhouse Gas 2 6 Performance Measure, recognizing Iowa's significant 2 7 interests in protecting its population and environment 2 8 from the effects of catastrophic climate change, 2 9 including increased risks of more frequent and severe 2 10 heat waves, air pollution, storms and associated 2 11 flooding, and wildfires; and reduced snowpack levels 2 12 and water supplies; and 2 13 WHEREAS, Attorney General Miller's work has included 2 14 filing a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection 2 15 Agency to challenge its delay of the chemical accident 2 16 safety rule as arbitrary, capricious, and exceeding its 2 17 authority under the Clean Air Act; and 2 18 WHEREAS, Attorney General Miller's work has included 2 19 writing a letter to the United States Secretary of 2 20 Health and Human Services to request the elimination of 2 21 federal regulations that restrict states from taking 2 22 action to combat Medicaid fraud; and 2 23 WHEREAS, Attorney General Miller's work has included 2 24 filing amicus briefs with the United States Supreme 2 25 Court in cases challenging the Trump administration's 2 26 international travel ban, arguing that states benefit 2 27 from immigration, tourism, international travel, 2 28 and the free exchange of information, and noting the 2 29 disruption to states' interests in education, health 2 30 care, science, technology, and finance; long=term 3 1 economic and reputational damage; and the difficulties 3 2 states face in implementing laws and policies regarding 3 3 religious tolerance and nondiscrimination after such a 3 4 travel ban; and 3 5 WHEREAS, Attorney General Miller's work has included 3 6 submitting Freedom of Information Act requests to 3 7 federal immigration authorities seeking information 3 8 related to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals 3 9 program, arrests and detentions of individuals 3 10 at sensitive locations, and detainer requests and 3 11 databases; and 3 12 WHEREAS, Attorney General Miller's work has included 3 13 taking legal action against federal authorities 3 14 to compel the disbursement of Affordable Care Act 3 15 cost=sharing reduction reimbursement payments to the 3 16 states for insured individuals, arguing that such 3 17 inaction threatens to harm the states, consumers, and 3 18 health care insurance markets; and 3 19 WHEREAS, Attorney General Miller's work has included 3 20 filing an amicus brief with the United States Supreme 3 21 Court in a case contesting the federal authorities' 3 22 rollback of the Affordable Care Act mandate to provide 3 23 free contraceptive coverage based on the Religious 3 24 Freedom Restoration Act, arguing that such a law fails 3 25 to allow for religious and moral exemptions; and 3 26 WHEREAS, Attorney General Miller's work has included 3 27 writing letters to the United States Department of 3 28 Education to contest its assertion that the federal 3 29 student loan market is exempt from the jurisdiction 3 30 of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and to 4 1 protest its efforts to repeal important protections for 4 2 survivors of sexual assault on college campuses; and 4 3 WHEREAS, Attorney General Miller's work has included 4 4 filing amicus briefs with the United States Supreme 4 5 Court in cases involving state limitations on voter 4 6 rights, arguing that such limitations violate federal 4 7 law and discourage voter participation; and 4 8 WHEREAS, Attorney General Miller's work has 4 9 included filing amicus briefs with courts in cases 4 10 involving LGBTQ discrimination, to include supporting 4 11 the availability of public accommodations to LGBTQ 4 12 individuals facing discriminatory policies, opposing a 4 13 ban on transgender individuals serving in the United 4 14 States military, and arguing that discrimination by a 4 15 hospital based on sexual orientation is prohibited by 4 16 the federal Civil Rights Act; and 4 17 WHEREAS, Attorney General Miller's work has included 4 18 filing motions to intervene in cases before the United 4 19 States Supreme Court asserting the fundamental right 4 20 of workers to engage in union activities under the 4 21 National Labor Relations Act, opposing employer=imposed 4 22 limitations on collective legal action, and asserting 4 23 claims related to minimum wage, overtime, working 4 24 conditions, and discrimination; and 4 25 WHEREAS, Attorney General Miller's work has included 4 26 filing amicus briefs with courts in cases involving 4 27 gun control, to include supporting state prohibitions 4 28 on large=capacity ammunition magazines, and writing 4 29 a letter to the United States Congress in opposition 4 30 to the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, arguing that 5 1 such a law violates the constitutional principle of 5 2 federalism, endangers communities and law enforcement, 5 3 promotes the proliferation of gun traffickers, 5 4 and increases the risk of terrorism and mass gun 5 5 violence; and 5 6 WHEREAS, Attorney General Miller's work has included 5 7 bipartisan intervention in a variety of other issues, 5 8 including efforts to oppose restrictions on the United 5 9 States Drug Enforcement Agency's ability to regulate 5 10 pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors, to 5 11 support states' rights to collect sales and use taxes 5 12 from remote retailers, to subject the student loan 5 13 industry to state law and oversight, to amend federal 5 14 law to preserve state authority to prosecute sex 5 15 trafficking, and to oppose the Federal Communications 5 16 Commission's elimination of consumer broadband 5 17 protections; NOW THEREFORE, 5 18 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, That 5 19 the House of Representatives extends its appreciation 5 20 and offers its collective support to the Iowa 5 21 Department of Justice and Iowa Attorney General Tom 5 22 Miller for their past, current, and future efforts to 5 23 advocate for and protect the interests of Iowans in 5 24 state=federal relations; and 5 25 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Chief Clerk of 5 26 the House of Representatives shall forward a copy of 5 27 this resolution to all members of Iowa's Congressional 5 28 delegation. 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